Istanbul, India: Turkish supporters of the ruling Islamist-rooted Justice and Development party wave Turkish and party flags during a rally in support of the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at a sports hall. Mr Erdogan is to announce his final decision whether to run for president in next month's elections by April 25.

Baghdad, Iraq: An Iraqi boy walks near a blast wall in the Karrada neighborhood. US troops are building a wall, which the military says is for protection, around the Adhamiya Sunni neighborhood, which is surrounded by Shia areas, north of Baghdad. The wall has been criticised by some Adhamiya residents, who called it a "collective punishment".

Nablus, West Bank: Palestinian relatives of Amen Lubade mourn during his funeral. Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinian militants during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. The two men, members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, were shot during a gun battle after Israeli troops surrounded the house they were in.